Maxime Marquette
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Columns by Maxime Marquette
4,540 columns published
Washington Votes $1.1 Trillion for a Pentagon Renamed "Department of War"
Introduction: a budget vote that also changes a name
Rutte Promises Billions in Contracts to Shore Up NATO Against Putin
Introduction: a numbered promise still to be delivered
NATO's Non-Lethal Aid Package to Ukraine, Verified Line by Line
Introduction: what do we really know about the CAP ahead of Ankara
OPEN LETTER: World, Don't Look Away From El-Obeid Like You Did From El-Fasher
Introduction: a besieged city, a world looking elsewhere
Brussels Caves on Tariffs to Save the Deal With Trump
Introduction: the vote that seals Europe's tariff surrender
UK Bets £300 Billion on Its Nuclear Arsenal and Stealth Fighter
Introduction: the day London reopened its military war chest
Europe Ready to Pay €70 Billion for Ukraine Without Washington
Introduction: a symbolic break from American dependence
NATO Confirms $6 Billion Committed to Arm Ukraine via PURL
Introduction: a number that says a lot about the scale of support
Occupied Crimea Sinks Into a Revealing Fuel Crisis
Introduction: what Ukrainian intelligence data reveals